Elmer Louis Soukup

1921 - 1988  (67 years)

• Name	Elmer Louis Soukup  [1]
  Birth	1 May 1921	Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Dec 1988	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	Elmer Soukup Funeral Held Elmer Louis Soukup, son of Harry and Mary (Stejskal) Soukup, was born May 1, 1921, near Milligan. He passed away December 15,1982, in Lincoln. He grew up with his parents on the farm and attended school at Milligan after which he took up the auto mechanic trade at Bors Ford Motor Company learning the trade by apprenticeship. In August 1942 he enlisted inthe U.S. Army Ordinance Department. After training in the U.S. and Canada he was sent overseas to the European Theatre of Operations being involved in the D-Day operations June 6, 1944. He was discharged October 19, 1945, serving a total of three years and two months. Elmer was a member of Amercan Legion H.S.S.K. Post 240 at Milligan, The Geneva V.F.W. post and Svatopluk Z.C.B.J. Lodge76 at Milligan. After returning from military service he went back to his auto mechanic trade with his former employer Bors-Bulin Ford Motor Company in Milligan. On September 5, 1946, he was united in marriage to Jeanette (Grote) Messinger. To this union were born two children, Mary Kaye and John. In 1955 he secured employment at O'Shea Rogers Ford Motor Company after which he took over the operation of his own service station. For the past 23 years he was employed by the F.D. Wilson Auto Parts Company. He enjoyed his work and took pride in an occasional tinker on some of his client's cars. Elmer was an avid gardener and greatly enjoyed the company of his neighbors who had much respect for him. He also took great pride in his many hobbies and enjoyed listening to Czech music. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Soukup. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Jeanette, daughter and son-in-law, Mary Kaye and Mike McDonald; son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Soukup; nine grandchildren; mother, Mary Soukup; two brothers, Arnold H. and Ray; and one sister, Rubye Prokop. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to everyone who offered kind assistance and sympathy at the time of the death of Elmer Soukup. THE SOUKUP FAMILY
  Person ID	I13509	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jaroslav "Harry" Soukup,   b. 18 Oct 1889, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 9 Feb 1976, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Ella Stejskal,   b. 21 May 1894, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 20 Dec 1988, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1915	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  	"Mary Stejskal and Harry first met at a trap-shoot on the Svec property west of Milligan. Trap shoots were considered one of the great social events of the day. Miss Stejskal and Mr. Soukup were married at Geneva December 21, 1915, by Judge Fulton. After their marriage they settled on the Andrew Lynn farm four and one half miles west of Milligan."
  Family ID	F5379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Family ID	F5450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Jeanette Grote,   b. 17 Nov 1920, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Dec 1995, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1946
  Children	1. Mary Kathryn Soukup,   b. 29 Aug 1947, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 18 Jul 2024 (Age 76 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F5451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1921 - Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 15 Dec 1988 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S267] Parker, Helena Soukup---Family Researcher (P.O. Box 1153, Idyllwild, CA 92549).